The Great Ocean Liner Race of 1896
Back in January 1896, there were allegations of an impromptu race held between Cunard Line’s…
To Honour a Green Goddess
For Caronia (1947) steward Peter McNaulty, painting the liner’s name of the face of a…
Rare Titanic Artifacts Sold at Auction
A menu from Titanic’s first-class restaurant sold for £60,000 and a small locker key went…
Remembering Rhodesia Castle
Union-Castle Line’s Rhodesia Castle began her maiden voyage on 18 October 1951. A handsome little…
Cunard Building Terminal Plan Cancelled
A proposal to convert part of Liverpool’s historic Cunard Building into a cruise ship terminal…
United States Lines in the 1930s
Many people immediately associate United States Lines with the company’s last two flagships: America (1940)…
Graf Zeppelin’s Maiden Voyage
On 11 October 1928, Graf Zeppelin began the first non-stop transatlantic passenger airship flight, leaving…
United States Donations Exceed Goal
The SS United States Conservancy, the Washington-based organization that’s working to save the historic superliner…
The Liner That Became a Marriott
The last passenger liner ever built at Newport News Shipbuilding was delivered on 9 October…
Granddad Was on the Black Gang
My grandfather, Charles Edwards, was a stoker. I know this fact not from any personal…